O rising moon! O Lady moon!
Be you my lover's sentinel,
You cannot choose but know him well,
For he is shod with purple shoon,
You cannot choose but know my love,
For he a shepherd's crook doth bear,
And he is soft as any dove,
And brown and curly is his hair. (lines 7-14)
The speaker refers to the moon as "my lover's sentinel," or
guard. How does this use of figurative language contribute to
the mood of the poem?
A. The figurative language implies that the moon is leaving the
speaker's lover by himself, creating a mood of isolation.
B. The figurative language implies that the moon is protecting the
speaker's lover, creating a mood of gratitude.
C. The figurative language implies that the moon is becoming friends
with the speaker's lover, creating a mood of lightheartedness.
OD. The figurative language implies that the moon is threatening to the
speaker's lover, creating a mood of intimidation.